Hi everyone,

I am taking the Dantes D&A Abuse test this friday. This is the first Dantes exam that I am going to take. I have taken the CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature exam and passed with a 53. I also took CLEP US1 and US2 and did not pass those. I only studied with the CLEP study guides on those exams. I haven't really studied as much as I would have liked to for this exam but, I am going to try and cram in as much as I can this week with the other two midterms I have for my other classes that I am taking :o . Can anyone give me any advice? I have looked on the other posts about the charts to remember and what not. Can anyone tell what I should expect and what to focus on.

This is my supposed last semester at Boston University, graduating with my BS in Computer Science. In order for me to graduate in December is to finish the three classes I am taking now and another 12 credits which are all electives. I am going to try and plan on passing on 3 exams=12 credits. The D&A being my first one. I hope I can reach this goal. The reason I am trying to get it done by the end of December is because I would like to start Grad School in January. Any support is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Hey everyone! How is everyone doing? I am really new to this, and I have only been on here for a few weeks now. This is my FIRST POSTING. lol. I took my first dantes: Principles of Supervision using Instacert.com. I studied for approximately three weeks studying a couple hours a night. I used strictly Instacert, though. I am really nervous, and I am scared that I did not do well! This is my first time actually studying for a clep/dantes exam. I am now studying for Intro to Sociology and taking that the 25 of this month! What materials should I use for Intro to Sociology? I am really nervous...should I look up some terms on the internet...I have been reading on freeuniv.com, does that help? Should I take those Peterson's as well? I am really excited about this program, and I was also wondering if anyone can help me! I want to take Principles of Management next (after Intro-Sociology)...how hard is that one? Also, which one is easier Here's to your Health or Intro to Business. I have no background experience in any of those subjects... Thanks for all your help, and have a great day!

Is this possible? I have not taken a math class of any kind in about 15 years. Can I pass this thing if I know IC in and out?

...in psychology. So I'm trying to decide on a major before I enroll with Excelsior. I could go BA/BS Psychology with a Sociology focus or BA/BS Liberal Studies with Psychology and Sociology focuses. The coursework would be almost the same for either degree-- the only difference being that I would skip statistics with the LS major. I just can't decide which would be better for me on a resume.:confused: I have also been considering grad work in management or library science.

I've had a couple bad experiences in telling people I was going to be a psyche major. One person told me that I had issues because I was pursuing it without wanting to practice mental health (to my face!) and the other took it to mean that every time I asked her how she was doing (as in, "Good morning, how are you?") I was psycholanalyzing her! Is there really a stigma attached to psych majors or is it just the weirdos I work with? I just happen to like studying social sciences.

On the other hand, I like the Liberal Studies major because it would be more general, which might be good for the type of government jobs I would apply for. But then, I wonder if there are also employers that might frown upon the absence of a traditional major... like my older brother who loves to tease me about my AA in "Nothing" (General Studies). Bad brother!

Basically the same degree, different names. I don't feel terribly strongly one way or another. So I would love some opinions on the subject. Any thoughts?

Welcome to the forum.

Was just wondering why there are no IC flashcards for CLEP College Algebra... =(

Any TESC students take the TECEP for Art History 2? It is a required course since my degree will be in visual art.

I was also thinking that studying for that and getting farmiliar with that first would help me with HUMANITIES. Any insights?

Back in August I took DSST Foundations of Education using only Instantcert for study. I felt confident that I had done well on this test. When I received my test results I was shocked to find out I failed this test. And not by a little My report said I scored a 29. I up to that point had taken 8 clep and 3 dantes test passing all since last December. I thought I had done well on this exam and was at a loss on how I could obtain such a low score. I put it behind me figuring I either transposed answers on my answer sheet or was completely clueless to this subject matter. I continued testing taking 3 more cleps since that time. Guess what I received in the mail? A correction to my score for the Foundations of ED exam, I did not score a 29 but a 67. I logged onto the COSC site to check my transcript and status report and there it showed the new score with a letter grade of A and 3 more credits!! giving me a total of 102.7 credits. Finally over the 100 credit hour mark. So now that makes me 15 for 15 on testing 11 Cleps and 4 Dantes. I would urge anyone if you failed a Dantes test and you feel something isn't right to follow-up. I didn't and got lucky that they caught and corrected their error. I remember seeing a post either this or on another forum of someone with a similar experience. Anyone else have this happen?
PS Instantcert is more than enough to prepare for this test.

Thanks,
BGN

Okay...here's the situation. I am a traditional (adult) student attending a B&M school. I have my last core class that will be finishing on Dec. 3...My BS program begins on Jan. 30...This leaves me roughly 2 months taking only one (fairly easy) online class. This is a prime opportunity for me to knock out some CLEP exams. My plan is to try and finish at least 4 exams during this period. I have to take US History I and II for my degree, but the other two can be anything (will probably take business exams as that's what I am most familiar with).

My question is this, would you recommend to prepare for two at a time and try to take them both the same day (or consecutive) days, or prepare for them one at a time (i.e. US Hist I, take exam, US Hist II, take exam, Principles of Mgmt., take exam, etc.)?

Just trying to get my game plan together to maximize efficiency during this time frame. This will be the last break I will get for about a year and a half.

Appreciate any suggestions...

I took this after I got off work this morning.....What a mother of a test.... Not that it was overly difficult, just that it was 160 questions long. The first 60 were cake and I was getting quite full of myself, then the theories/scenarios set in. To say they were subjective is an understatement. Questions like this were the norm:

Many older adults feel this way about their lives and health:
1. Generally great
2. Generally poor
3. Feel like normal aging but have trouble getting around in my community
4. Overlly depressed about getting older

(not exact questions/answers)

Can they be any more vague? Can an old person out there answer this one for me? (no, I don't expect a response) I would imagine it would depend on which old person you talked to... I'm sure somewhere there is a textbook with this answer but it was not anywhere I read. end of rant

Overall I feel confident I passed, but time will tell....I used IC for this and I also took Adulthood and Aging last week; there was serious overlap between the two. I would recommend studying for both of them using IC THEN take the tests. I believe it would help you on each of the tests. I remember thinking as I was studying for this one how the information would have helped me on the A&A test last week. I also used this website to test my knowlege of the material once I completed my studies: http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_aging_geront...3-,00.html I can credit a couple of answers to it and hey, who doesn't like practice tests?

No word on the retake of ECE's HRM, I took it 2 days after World Pop (which I received the score on in a record 11 days)..... I keep trying to think good thoughts but I'm screaming inside!:eek:


I'm going to next tackle the dreaded Civil War test at the end of the month. That will be 5 for this month, howwever the quantity is not important as the results are. Good luck to all of you in your studies and wish the same for mine. Lee